Wine-cooler



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I E. A. PARKER.

WINE COOLER.

No. 511,209. Patented Dec. 19, 1893.

INVENTOR WrrNEssEs UNITED STATES PATENT Orricn.

EDMUND A. PARKER, OF MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT.

WINE-COOLER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 511,209, dated December19, 1893. Application filed September 4. 1893. Serial No. 484,700. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

7 Be it known that LEDMUND A. PARKER, a citizen of thcUnited States,residing at Meriden, in the county of New Haven and State ofConnecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inWVine-Coolers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,olear,and exact description of the invention,such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has for its object to provide a device tor cooling wine andother beverages in bottles which will permit the bottle to be removedfrom the cooler and replaced as many times as required without danger ofthe ice falling in at the center and interfering with the replacing ofthe bottle, the bottle while in the cooler being in contact with theice, and which furthermore may be so constructed as to permit the bottleto be rotated while in contact with the ice as for example when it isdesired to frapp champagne or any other beverage while contained in thebottle.

*With these ends in View I have devised the simple and novel bottleholder 1' or cooling wine which I will now describe referring by numbersand letters to the accompanying drawings, forming part of thisspecification, in which- Figure 1 is a sectional view illustrating theapplication of my invention to a form of cooler adapted for a singlebottle of cliampagne, the bottle being removed. Fig. 2, shows the bottlein position over the holder, the latter having its telescopic sectionsclosed or collapsed within the cup adapted to receive the holder; thecup being shown in section while the collapsed holder is in elevation;Fig. 3 a section on the line m o: in Fig. 2 looking down; Fig. 4 asectional view illustrating the application of my invention to an icebox adapt-' ed to hold a number of bottles; Fig. 5 a section on the liney y in Fig. 4. looking down, and Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail viewillustrating means for retaining the handle in operative position.

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sive I have shown the cooler provided with a handle 2, as resting uponlegs 3, and the bottom as provided with a depending cup 4.

The most important feature of my invention consists in the bottle holderwhich I designate by A and which may or niaynot be made detachable fromthe cooler itself, both forms being shown in the drawings. This bottleholder is in fact a follower which is held normally at the. raisedposition by means of a strong spring 5 which bears against the bottomand against the under side of the bottle holder. The bottle holder maybe made to consist of a number of sections as shown in Fig. 1 or of asingle section as in Fig. 4. Each section, where more than one is used,is provided with a flange 6 at its lower end which engages a flange 7 atthe upper end of the section below it thereby preventing the sectionsfrom becoming disconnected in use.

8 denotes a web by which the bottle holder or holders are supported. InFigs. l [03 inelusive this web is provided with recesses 9 which areadapted to register with lugs 10 on the inner side of the body. In themultiple form, that is as illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5 flange 6 engagesweb 8 the same as in the other form. In fact in the other form theflange 7 which is engaged by the flange 6 upon the lower section of thefollower is preferably formed upon web 8.

11 denotes rods which extend from web 8 and support a concave flange 12at their up- 13 is a handle connected to concave flange 12 which in thesingle bottle form is used for convenience in handling the bottle holderand in attaching it to or detaching it from the body. In this form, inattaching the bottle holder it is passed Within the body, recesses 9 inweb 8 registering with lugs 10 on the body. Then the web has passed thelugs on the body the bottle holder is given a partial turn as clearlyshown in Fig. 3 to lock it in place within the body.

In the multiple form illustrated in Figs. 4. and 5 web 8 is preferably awater tight diaphragm or bottom upon which the ice rests and thedepending cups 4 are preferably provided with drainage pipes so as topermit any water that may drip down into them to pass off readily.

The operation of my improved cooler will be clearly understood from thedrawings. In use the ice is placed in the body until it comes up underthe concave flange. When it is desired to cool a bottle of champagne theuser places the bottle within flange 12 and presses the bottle holderdown as shown in Fig. 2 and at the center in Fig. 4. The bottle mayberetained in this position by turning handle 13 over the top of thecork as shown in Fig. 4 or it may be held in position as in Fig. 2 by ablock 14 carried by a quick threaded screw 15 which passes through adisk 16 itself loosely socketed in the top of handle 2.

17 is a spring catch adapted to be pressed down upon the disk to hold itagainst rotation when the screw and block are turned down upon the topof the cork as in Fig. 2. I preferably, in the single form place in thecenter of the top of the follower a pivoted block 18 upon which thebottom of the bottle rests.

Should it be desired to frapp wine or any other beverage in the bottle,block 14: is turned down upon the top of the bottle as in Fig. 2, afterwhich the screw, disk, both blocks and the bottle may be rotated bymeansof ahand piece 19 the bottle remaining in contact with the ice in thebody.

Block 14 is preferably made of rubber and is so shaped that it may beused as a temporary stopper after the ordinary cork of a bottle of winehas been removed thus preventing the escape of carbonic acid gas.

In Fig. 6 I have shown handle 13 as retained in an upright position bymeans of spring 20 one end of which engages a hub 21 upon the handle theother end engaging the head 22 of the pivot upon which the handle turns.

My invention is equally adapted for use in single wine coolers, or inlarge ice boxes in which it is desired to keep a number of differentkinds of wine cool and ready for opening, or in bar room ice boxes inwhich it is desired to keep different kinds of liquors cool.

It willof course be understood that in either a single or multiplecoolerand whether the bottle holder consists of a single section as inFig. 4, or of a number of telescopic sections as in Fig. 1, whenever abottle is removed the holder rises up with it through the resiliency ofthe spring and prevents the ice from falling into the space previouslyoccupied by the bottle. The opening in flange 12 is a trifle smallerthan the top of the follower so as to act as a stop for the followerwhen it rises and to render it impossible for the ice to get into thespace intended for the bottle.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. The combination with abody adapted to hold ice and having a depending cup 4, of a springactuated bottle holderwhich is adapted to be pressed down into the cupwhen holding a bottle and to be lifted out therefrom by the spring whenthe bottle is removed so that the holder will occupy the space justoccupied by the bottle and prevent the ice from falling in.

2. A bottle holder for wine coolers consisting of a spring actuatedfollower, a flange 12 against which the follower rests in the raisedposition and suitable means for retaining the bottle upon the holderwhen the latter is retracted.

3. A bottle holder for wine coolers consisting of a flange 12 a web 8and a spring actuated follower carried by said web andadapted when inuse to support a bottle and when not in use to engage said flange.

4. A bottle holder for wine coolers consisting of a web 8, rodsextending therefrom and supporting a flange 12, a spring actuatedfollower carried by the web and adapted to engage the flange in theextended position,- and a handle 13 carried by the flange which isadapted to hold a bottle upon the follower when the latter is presseddown.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDMUND A. PARKER.

Witnesses:

P. J. CLARK, WILBUR H. S UIRE.

